Call of Duty gets its own convention

Activision has announced that its biggest asset, first-person-shooter
series Call of Duty, is getting its very own convention in
Los Angeles.

On 2 and 3 September, 2011, at the Los Angeles Arena, hardcore
fans will be able to shell out a whopping $150 (about £95) to
attend Call of Duty XP
2011. It'll include a multiplayer tournament with more than a
million dollars' worth of cash and prizes, the reveal of Modern
Warfare 3's multiplayer component and further details on how Call of Duty: Elite will work.

Alongside news reveals, there'll also be a recreations of The
Pit and Scrapyard levels from Modern Warfare 2, a
real-life version of Modern Warfare 2's Burger Town to eat
in, an armoury where you can see the weaponry from the game, music
from "AAA artists" and a zipline that you can whizz down.

Proceeds for the conference will be donated to a charity called
Call of Duty
Endowment, which helps US war veterans find jobs and get
training for civilian life. Activision's CEO Eric Hirschberg
admitted that it's entirely based on Blizzard's yearly Blizzcon,
but said that it'll let Call of Duty fans "feel like you
stepped into the game".

If that excites you, then you'll probably want to know when you
can get tickets. They go on sale on 19 July, and you'll need to
register on the Call
of Duty site.